The New York Times bestselling author of The Sound of Glass and coauthor ofThe Forgotten Room tells the story of a woman coming home to the family she left behind—and to the woman she always wanted to
A gorgeous book featuring patterns and pictures taken from the buildings, mosaics and jewellery of Ancient Rome. Offers a new and interesting way of learning about Roman life, and the men and women wh
A unique way of finding out about the images, motifs and colours typical of Celtic art. Designs are taken from stone carvings, pottery and jewellery and include the intricate knotwork patterns for whi
Simple text and color photographs introduce food patterns found in the swirl of seeds in kiwi fruit, the red rings inside an onion, and the line of peas in a pod.
Protest is everywhere in American politics. Over the past decade, activists have staged dramatic demonstrations on such diverse issues as the war in Iraq, globalization, standardized testing, and abor
In this revised and expanded second edition of the bestselling Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns, Thomas Bulkowski updates the classic with new performance statistics for both bull and bear markets and 2
Written in a highly accessible style by a small distinguished team, this is a wide-ranging account of the whole subject of management development, underpinned by the most extensive data set ever made
The versatile power of these ornamental designs, and hence their use as a source of inspiration for designers and craftspeople of all kinds, is revealed to the full in this successful new series of co
An interactive way to learn about Native American tribes across the USA and Canada, and the history of their diverse arts and crafts. Designs are inspired by the art of many different tribes, includin
In the winter of 1834, twenty men convened in Keene, New Hampshire, and published a fiery address condemning their state's legal system as an abomination that threatened the legacy of the American Rev
An interactive way of finding out about the images, motifs and colours typical of African art. Designs are taken from clothes, pottery and jewellery and include many of the bold patterns for which Afr
This story illustrates how Klimt, an Austrian painter, expressed the inspiration from nature in his own style of the gold colored decoration in his paintings.
A sophisticated coloring book suitable for older children and adults, featuring historically accurate designs from the fascinating and exotic history of Japan. Snippets of information throughout allow
This gorgeous colouring book is full of designs taken from thousands of years of Mexican art, from brightly coloured Day of the Dead decorations to patterns inspired by ancient Aztec temples. Each pag
Discover the aesthetic made popular by the designer William Morris during the last decades of the 1800s and the beginning of the twentieth century. Illustrations to colour include designs taken from w
Encouraging a broad-based understanding of continuity, change, and innovation in human history, Patterns of World History presents the global past in a comprehensive, even-handed, and open-ended fashi
"Patterns of World History with Sources seeks to help the beginning world history teacher in discerning patterns of political, economic, and cultural evolution shared by the various regions of the wor
"Patterns of World History with Sources seeks to help the beginning world history teacher in discerning patterns of political, economic, and cultural evolution shared by the various regions of the wor
A collection of quick and easy quilting projects including designs by authors such as Lin Clemens (The Quilter's Bible), Marion Elliot and Tacha Bruecher from Fat Quarterly. The projects include home
Each volume of Sources for Patterns of World History includes approximately 200 text and visual sources in world history, organized to match the chapter organization of Patterns of World History. Eac
The protest movement that captivated the nation and paved the path for Occupy Wall Street. More than 100,000 public employees, teachers, students, and their allies descended on the capital in Madison
Oxford Reading Tree: Fireflies (Non-Fiction): Level 3 (Age 5 - 5½)This book is part of the Oxford Reading Tree Fireflies series which offer a wide range of stimulating non-fiction titles for young chi
Jacob Higgins's teenage rage rarely simmers below the surface for long. He despises his negligent mother and her alcoholic boyfriend, Refrigerator Man, and he's indifferent to school and his friends-
Offers an intellectual adventure. Written for a general reader without specialist knowledge, this work is illustrated with around 180 photographs, drawings and diagrams. It tells the story of many fre
A true American original is brought to life in this rich and lively portrait of Pete Seeger, who, with his musical grace and inextinguishable passion for social justice, transformed folk singing into
Symmetry is all around us. Our eyes and minds are drawn to symmetrical objects, from the pyramid to the pentagon. Of fundamental significance to the way we interpret the world, this unique, pervasive
In the large frame, protest movements respond to broad social or political injustices, and in the middle frame movements more often grow when challenging groups have more resources, but the sociologis
Despite its haphazard growth, the Web hides powerful underlying regularities -- fromthe organization of its links to the patterns found in its use by millions of users. Many of theseregularities have
This book is intended to teach the students to think more like native speakers through the drilling of sentence patterns. They thereby develop the subconscious habit of thinking immediately in complet
Using one item to represent the faith of each religious system, acclaimed theologian William Cantwell Smith explores the nature of religious experience across the world.
A catalog of solutions to commonly occurring design problems, presenting 23 patterns that allow designers to create flexible and reusable designs for object-oriented software. Describes the circumstan
In this breakthrough book, Stephen Arroyo discusses the two subjects that people most often want to understand through astrology: Relationship Compatibility and the Cycles that Shape Our Lives. The sp
"In recent years Aharon Katchalsky became deeply interested in the theory of dynamic patterns, dissipative structures, and other nonequilibrium phenomena because of their significance for theoretical
On February 1, 1960, four African American college students entered the Woolworth department store in Greensboro, North Carolina, and sat down at the lunch counter. This lunch counter, like most in th
